Q. When did Ruffians starts tell us about the history...
OIi!! RUFFIANS started out as Rusholme Ruffians, and were a Smiths/Morrissey tribute act. Nicole was a girl Morrissey. There are a few Smiths tributes out there, but not female fronted ones. Once we got tired of singing Smiths songs after about a year, we started writing original music.

Q. Made a list of 5 albums of all time…
King Crimson’s Discipline,
Queen’s Night at the Opera,
Depeche Mode’s Violator,
Japan’s Tin Drum,
Blur’s Parklife

Q. How do you fell playing alive?
Nicole loves it and likes making eye contact and making sure everyone has a good time. Jay likes making sure everything sounds good.

Q. How do you describe Ruffians´ sounds?
It’s hard to say one single band. Jay sounds like Brian May or Robert Fripp. Nicole sounds like Debbie Harry or Gwen Stefani or a girl Freddie Mercury or Lady Gaga.

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the songs ?
We rehearse the songs and play them out and see which ones people like. Then Jay will use Cubase and arrange the songs and get everything setup to record the new songs.

Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version?
Well since we started out as a Smiths/Morrissey tribute, probably not more Smiths songs. We’ve covered Depeche Mode a few times in the past, and Roxy Music, and Queen. We like to cover songs from bands that we are influenced by. We have Queen’s “Son and Daughter” in our live set right now, and we are enjoying that. Nicole wants to cover Pet Shop Boys, anything and everything by Pet Shop Boys right now.

Q: What´s the plans for future....
Recording and releasing a new album in 2015.